Naked Lunch_
"Exterminate all rational thought."
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
Starring
Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm
Box Office
$2.6M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Apple TV
12 countries
G
Google Play
8 countries
Prime Video
5 countries
YouTube
2 countries
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Box office
Naked Lunch earned $2.6M against a $16.0M budget.
Year context
Naked Lunch was released 35 years ago in 1991.
Naked Lunch is a Crime, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 55m.
CAST (20)
Peter Weller
Bill Lee
Judy Davis
Joan Frost
Ian Holm
Tom Frost
Julian Sands
Yves Cloquet
Roy Scheider
Dr. Benway
Monique Mercure
Fadela
Nicholas Campbell
Hank
Michael Zelniker
Martin
Robert A. Silverman
Hans
Joseph Scoren
Kiki
PB
Peter Boretski
Creature Voices / Exterminator #2
YD
Yuval Daniel
Hafid
John Friesen
Hauser
Sean McCann
O'Brien
Howard Jerome
A.J. Cohen
Michael Caruana
Pawnbroker
KR
Kurt Reis
Exterminator #1
Louis Ferreira
Exterminator #3
Julian Richings
Exterminator #4
JY
Jim Yip
The Chink
BOX OFFICE
$16.0M
Budget
$2.6M
Revenue
-83%
ROI
FLOP
Verdict
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
115 min (1h 55m)
Country
Rating
7.0/10 (1,175 votes)
Budget
$16,000,000
Box Office
$2,641,357
Profit
$-13,358,643
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Naked Lunch about?
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
How long is Naked Lunch?
Naked Lunch has a runtime of 115 minutes (1h 55m).
Who stars in Naked Lunch?
The cast of Naked Lunch includes Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider.
How much did Naked Lunch make at the box office?
Naked Lunch earned $2,641,357 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $16,000,000.
What is the rating of Naked Lunch?
Naked Lunch has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 1,175 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Crime
Drama